Maria Daskalakis

Universität Kassel · Environmental and Behavioral Economics

Weltweit wächst der Eintrag von Kunststoffen in die Umwelt. Da die bestehenden Regulierungen zur Eindämmung des Problems nicht ausreichen, muss die ständig steigende Kunststoffproduktion und -nutzung insgesamt reduziert werden. Es bedarf eines systemischen Ansatzes, der alle Akteure in die Verantwortung nimmt, die Kunststoffprodukte und -verpackung...

Diese Studie verbindet konzeptionelle Überlegungen und empirische Methoden, um über den Pluralismus in der Volkswirtschaftslehre in Deutschland Auskunft zu geben. Ausgehend von einer Verständigung über die Eigentümlichkeiten dieser selbstreferenziellen „Normalwissenschaft“ und der Organisationsmerkmale der Post-Bologna Universität werden zum einen...

Which behavioral interventions are more appropriate to induce energy saving: energy saving goals with or without monetary incentives, environmentally related information, social comparison, or a competition to save energy? We try to answer this question in a comprehensive study. First, we designed energy bills with different behavioral intervention...

This study addresses the difficulties in the transition of advanced market economies towards environmentally—and especially climate-compatible—development paths. It is assumed that standard economic concepts as well as instrument recommendations for treating these problems are not sufficient because agents, markets and political regulation are styl...

One prominent problem area of environmental policy aiming at reducing the unsustainable impacts of modern economic activities is the question of how to stimulate firms to carry out more environmental innovation. The present study addresses this topic by focusing on the behavioral basis of environmental innovation. Such a behavioral approach may not...

Which behavior-based interventions are more appropriate to induce energy saving: energy saving goals with or without incentive, energy saving products, environmentally related information, social comparison or competition? We try to answer this question in a comprehensive study. First, we designed energy bills with different behavioral intervention...

The conceptualization of environmental policies aiming to promote pro-environmental behavior has long been based mainly upon the theoretical inputs provided by standard economics. As a result of a growing awareness about the limited effectiveness of such concepts there is to be observed a re-orientation of environmental policy toward “soft-policy”...

Mit der vorliegenden Arbeit soll ein Beitrag zu einer (empirisch) gehaltvollen Mikrofundierung des Innovationsgeschehens im Rahmen einer evolutorischen Perspektive geleistet werden. Der verhaltensbezogene Schwerpunkt ist dabei, in unterschiedlichem Ausmaß, auf das Akteurs- und Innovationsmodell von Herbert Simon bzw. der Carnegie-School ausgerichte...

This study aims to contribute to the literature on the microeconomics of eco-innovation from a behavioural perspective. To this end, the Carnegie School ́s model of the ́initiation of inno-vation ́ was condensed into the empirically applicable model of the ?Composed Eco-Initiation Structure? (CEIS). The CEIS focuses upon the following three variabl...

For grasping the relationship between novelty creating activities of agents and growth of economic aggregates, a multi-level approach is suggested. The first level specifies the triggering conditions for novelty creating activities for the agents, i.e. firms. Here the behavioral elements and the modes of actions for the firms are portrayed using an...

For grasping the relationship between novelty creating activities of agents and growth of economic aggregates, a multi-level approach is suggested. The first level specifies the triggering conditions for novelty creating activities for the agents, i.e. firms. Here the behavioral elements and the modes of actions for the firms are portrayed using an...

In 1992, Cooke introduced the notion of ‘regional innovation system∈dexRegional Innovation Systems’ (RIS) (Cooke 1992),. The notion synthesizes two strands of research: the discussion about ‘national innovation systems’ (NIS) and empirical studies on regional development dynamics.

We consider two shortcomings in the analysis of innovation processes as a starting point of our analysis: the missing behavioural foundation and the neglect of the time dimension. We propose to remedy these shortcomings by figuring out a broader conceptual framework for the analysis of innovation by referring to Ajzen's 'Theory of planned Behavior'...

Researchers in the field of innovation networks have acknowledged the important role knowledge and interaction play for the emergence of innovation. However, not much research has been done to investigate the behavioural dynamics necessary for the success of innovation networks. Our article deals with this issue in a threefold manner: we combine a...

Volkswagenstiftung Die vorliegende Untersuchung hat das Ziel, die Stärke des Regionalen Innovationssystems Nordhessen mit Blick auf die Unternehmen zu analysieren. Sie basiert auf Erhebungen im Rahmen des von der Volkswagenstiftung geförderten Projekts „Regional Innovation Systems“ (RIS). Einen Schwerpunkt dieses Forschungsprojektes bildete eine br...

In the focus of the research on regional innovation systems (RIS) is an interaction pattern of different regional agents and institutions on one side and an observation of regional outcomes (in terms of value added, employment etc.) attributed to the aforementioned interaction pattern on the other side. Neither how this interaction pattern comes ab...

Starting from the observation that there exists a broad variety for the level as well as for the connectedness of innovation activities in a regional context, we try to figure out a behavioral approach for explaining such a variety. This approach is composed of (i)conceptual and theoretical reflections about the micro-foundation of innovation activ...

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Unternehmerverband Nordhessen e.V. Ziel dieser Studie war es, zu untersuchen, ob sich die relative Position Nordhessens im Wettbewerb mit den umliegenden Regionen seit der im Jahr 2002 durchgeführten Studie im Hinblick auf Indikatoren für die wissensbasierte Entwicklung verbessert hat. Als Ergebnis kann festgehalten werden, dass sich Nordhessen in...